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   RETURNING SKATERS


Note the following motion accepted at the AGM:


"The SJASSC strongly recommends that skaters with times less than 60 seconds in a 500m race wear full coverage undersuits with the best possible cut resistance. The SJASSC also recommends that all other skaters wear extra cut resistant protection while skating."


Rachael Quinn
SJASSC coaching position: SJASSC Head Coach & Group 1 coach 

Years Coaching: 12

Coaching Experience:
coached various group levels withinSJASSC
attended numerous National  competitions as assistant coach for Team New Brunswick
2003 CWG short and long track manager
2007 CWG long track coach
2011 CWG short track coach

Favorite Quotes:
"Winning is being better than you were yesterday"
" A Failure can lead to  future success"
"Know why you won- if you don't know, it was luck"
			"The only thing an athlete can control is focus and effort" Dr. Frank Dick

Occupation: wife,  mother of  four children, and retired physiotherapist.

Get to know our coaches

Sue Ellis
Coaching Experience

 Level 4 Certification  NCCP Canada
 Level 3 Certified Course Conductor
 1999 - 2002 - US National Short Track Team  Head Coach and Olympic Coach
 42 World Cups Medals, 4 Olympic medals, 3 Goodwill Games medals, 6 World Championship medals, 2001 World Men's Relay Championship
 1998 - 1999  - US Speedskating Development Coach                   
 1984 - 1998  - Speed Skate New Brunswick  Technical   Director / Provincial Coach

Awards / Recognition

1981 New Brunswick Female Athlete of the Year
1995 New Brunswick Female Coach of the Year
1996 Finalist for 3M Canada Coach of the Year
1996 Finalist for Saint John Coach of the Year
1997  Coach of the Year - Canada - Runner up 
2000 US Speed Skating Coach of the Year
2010 Inducted in to Saint John Sports Hall of Fame

Athletic Achievements

Member of Canadian National Short Track Team   1981-1984
National Records - 1981 - Senior 400m, 800m
North American Short Track Champion - 1982
National Senior Short Track Champion - 1981
Member of 1977 Canada Games Long Track Team
Member of 1985 Canada Games Cycling Team

Favourite quote:

“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” - - Martin Luther King Jr.

CONGRATULATIONS

RACHAEL QUINN

who received a COACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD from Speed Skate Canada!!! We know she is great...and now everyone else does too. 

An excerpt follows, to read the full article go to www.speedskating.ca 

Speed Skating Canada Rewards Deserving Athletes and Volunteers
Date posted: 06/19/2011

Speed Skating Canada has rewarded this year’s most deserving athletes and volunteers at the SSC Banquet held at the beautiful Westin, Calgary. The organization holds its award ceremony each year during the course of its Annual General Meeting in order to celebrate the successes of the past season and thank those who made a difference To the Relentless Pursuit of Excellence, from coast to coast.

The dedicated work of many volunteers was also recognized at this 124th SSC AGM Banquet. Other people recognized were:

Coaching Excellence Awards: recipients of the award this year were Phil Byrne of Prince Edward Island, Bill Gendron of Manitoba and Rachael Quinn of New Brunswick.


2011-12 Coaching Staff


SJASSC Head Coach: Rachael Quinn

SJASSC Director of Coaching: Sue Ellis Loparco 

Coaches: Greg Richard, Julia Loparco, Andrew Dutcher, Dan Brideau, Joe Oliver

SSNB Provincial Coach/Technical Director: Peter Steele

Ellis Edge Coach: Sue Ellis